Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1938 — Page 16

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Motorists claim they have excuses for traffic violations at numerous drivers going southwest at 10th St. and Massachusetts Ave. have been arrested for failure to stop at a prefThey claim that they cannot see the “stop” sign (extreme right), especially at night.

erential street.

Drivers Claim

Pupils Show Keen Interest in

points in Indianapolis. Many

confusing.

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. Housing Study at Home Show

A voung couple stood in the Wi

lliamsburg home at the 17th annual

Indianapolis Home Show at the Fairgrounds. “I want to see the heating plant,” he said. “I'd like to know how

much that costs toc operate.” “And I'm going to look at the kitchen,” she said. He was 14 and she was 13. Not married, of course. they were pupils whose teacher took advantage of * specially low rates for parties of pupils to the show. Scores of schools have sent entire classes and many more have set dates for such tours, show officials say. “The encouraging thing about it,” - one official said, "is that these future home owners are in dead earnest about learning as much as they can, in comparing values. and in gathering some Knowledge of the problems—and delights—of building a home.

Classes Inspect Home

“Tt might be supposed that a party of school children, freed from classroom routine, would consider the

] rk k ; rdingly. | : re trip a lark and behave accordingly | Alleged irregularities in the Shel- |

Circuit Court trial for |

But aside fromi momentary tainment in those features designed for entertainment, they pay strict attention to facts and figures and _ take a serious interest in comparin

_ the budget house with the Williamsburg house. > “Why, they haven't even taken much notice of the goats, and we figured those goats would be one of the few attractions for children.” Groups of high school pupils from Camden, Monrovia, Franklin, Lewisville and the Indiana School for the Deaf were guests at the show vesterday. Air conditioning equipment featured.

and heating

The show will be open temorrow |

and Sunday. when All-Indiana Day will be observed. A special luncheon for the Construction League of Indianapolis will be held tomorrow.

Many Out-of-Town Visitors

Among notable out-of-town guests Yesterday were: John Zilisch, managing director of the Milwaukée, Wis.,, Home Show; Guy Jacobs of Steubenville, O.. president of the National Ice |Association: Mount Taylor of Chicago. . executive secretary of the ice association; Leslie Smith, also of Chicago.

secretary and treasurer of the as-|

sociation; Miss Gertrude Puhlman of Milwaukee. home economics director of the Wisconsin Ice & Coal Co., and Charles F. Belshaw of Greenville, Mich., one of the fore-

~~ most refrigerating engineers of the |

country.

'BLOODSTAINS SEEN * FROME DEATH CLUE

Handkerchiefs Found Near Torture Killing Scene.

VAN HORN. Tex.. April 8 (U. P). — District Attorney Roy D. Jackson said today that two bloody paper handkerchiefs found on the El Paso-Van Horn highway lead to important clues in‘ the slayihg of Mrs. Weston G. Frame and her daughter Nancy. Mr. Jackson believes the handkerchiefs prove that Mrs. Frome = and Nancy were beaten and tortured -some distance from the spot . where their bodies were found last Sunday. The handkerchiefs were located 12 miles west of the point where the bodies were found.

Sheriff Chris P. Fox of El Paso!

broadcast an appeal for garage and filling station operators to watch for a blood-stained car. The car driven by Mrs. Frome and her daughter was not marked by blood.

enter- |

BRIGHT KILLERS’

Charged Before State |

| Supreme Court. | | Appeals for Vurtis Neal and { Hugh | Marshall Jr... now | sentence to die May 13 for “chance slaying” of

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the

PLEAS STUDIED

Irregularities in Trial Are

under |

William ' H. |

{ Bright, Indianapolis druggist, were |

| being studied today by the Indiana

Supreme Court.

| by County | the two youths form the basis of | the appeal, defense attorneys told | the Supreme Court during oral arguments yesterday. Deputy Attorney

| peals | were being “taken on a | highly technical ground,” and added | that there was no dispute about { the crime, which he said

| ington Sts. in 1lndianapolis Jan. 2, | 1937, and ended with the slaying in

{a Shelby County corn field. Fred Cramer, Shelby County prosecuting attorney, also recited evidence presented at the trial and said statements made by the two youths showed them to be guilty. Defense attorneys, headed by Claude R. Henry, Shelbyville, said the indictments under which the | youths were tried were improperly { drawn and constitutional rights of | the defendants were violated be- | cause of the method of choosing a | special trial judge. They also at- | tacked the trial court's ruling that | Neal and Marshall should be tried | together. | The case was tried by Special | Judge Roscoe C. O'Byrne, of .he { Franklin County Circuit Court.

General James | | K. Northam replied that the ap- |

started | { with a holdup at Noble and Wash- |

Other motorists say something should be done about the marker at Illinois and 16th Sts. They say the words giving the hours of enforcement on the “no left turn” sign are too small to be read from the driver's seat. z

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OPPOSES 73D ST.

| money used to improve roads that | are really secondary because we | feel it would benefit more county

residents. ! The Conimissioners were sched- |

uled | the Highway Commission again today.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Confusing Signs Lead to Violations

And drivers who have been arrested at Fountain Square When they turn left fr tant, confronts them, the motorists say. -

to discuss the proposal with |

FRIDAY, APRIL & 1938

: Times Photos. claim that the automatic signals there are too om Virginia Ave. on the green light, a red light, just a few yards dis-

Boy Gang, Convicted of Mail Thefts, Ordered Broken Up

A gang of 11 hoys. convicted of having ransacked North Side mail boxes in a search for letters containing money, was broken up by Judge

THE ENTIRE FAMILY

John F. Geckler in Juvenile Court today. Judge Geckler ordered each of the boys to stop associating with any | i | forging money orders or checks to make restitution. All were sentenced to a state cortences were suspended. All were | costs. ! placed on probation for six months. »These boys showed cold disre- | Judge Geckler said. “If any of them | MORGAN TO PRESIDE |come before me again I'l remem- | sng | | AT SCHOOLS PARLEY | Six other boys, ranging in age | npn | from 10 to 15, were arraigned before | Times Special . BLOOMINGTON, April 8.-—In- stealing and ransacking autos. | All of them were from Broad Rip- | DeWitt S. Morgan is to preside ab yay § on the request of the Police | nual educational measurements| Bg conference here Wednesday. dent Herman B. Wells of Indiana University, Dr. Frank N. Freeman George Melcher, Kansas City, Mo., schools superintendent. at the 15th annual elementary supervision conference at the uni-

of the others. He also ordered those who had obtained money through | rectional institution. and the sen | fines ranging from $1 to $5 and They were given 90 days to’ pay gard of the rights of other people.” ber that I was lenient this time.” { Judge Geckler today on charges of| dianapolis Schools Superintendent Lois The ease was continued until morning sessions of the 25th an- Department. | Other speakers are to be Presi- | of the University of Chicago and President Wells also is to speak versity April 18.

10 KILLED IN NAVY BLAST PILLAU, EAST PRUSSIA, April 8 (U. P.)—Ten persons were killed and four seriously injured today { when a gunpowder charge for a | heavy Navy battery caught fire. |

‘County Commission President Says State Should Bear Entire Expense.

| i | Claiming that 73d St. from Road 29 to Spring Mill Road no longer is a secondary thoroughfare, Dow W. Vorhies, County Commission president, today said he did not favor the State's plan to have the road if the County vrould maintain it,

Earlier this week the Indiana Highway Commission suggested that the 2.4 miles be paved at State and Federal expense. The cost would be about $58,000 for the road and $10,000 for a bridge, it was said. The Commissioners were’ told the work would be started as soon as | they returned contracts agreeing to | {maintain the roads after construc- | tion. | “When 73d St. was designated as | a secondary road.” Mr. Vorhies |

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